plural ratios
plural ratios
Learner's definition of RATIO
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: the relationship that exists between the size, number, or amount of two things and that is often represented by two numbers（两者之间大小、数量的）比，比例，比率 -
The college has a 12:1 ratio between students and teachers. = The college's student-to-teacher ratio is 12 to 1. [=for every 12 students, there is one teacher]这所学校的学生与教师的比例为12:1。
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What is the length-to-width ratio?长宽比是多少？
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The ratio of students to teachers is 12 to 1.学生与教师的比例是12:1。
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Women outnumbered men by a ratio of three to two. [=for every three women, there were two men]女性的人数超过男性，为3:2。
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The office has a high ratio of males to females. [=there are many more males that work at the office than females]这个办公室里的男性工作人员要远多于女性。
— see also aspect ratio